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Video: RITCHIE BLACKMORE's Resurrected RAINBOW Performs 'Spotlight Kid', 'Black Night' In Germany

In June 2016, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore made many long-held dreams come true for his fans as RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW played three concerts in Europe, two in Germany and one in England. The two German shows at Loreley and Bietigheim were caught on camera to produce "Memories In Rock -...

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Video Premiere: RITCHIE BLACKMORE's Resurrected RAINBOW Performs 'Man On The Silver Mountain' In Germany

In June 2016, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore made many long-held dreams come true for his fans as RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW played three concerts in Europe, two in Germany and one in England. The two German shows at Loreley and Bietigheim were caught on camera to produce "Memories In Rock -...

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DEEP PURPLE's 'California Jam 1974' To Be Released On Blu-Ray For First Time

DEEP PURPLE's "California Jam 1974" will be released by earMUSIC on December 2 on DVD and Blu-ray formats. This release, never before available on Blu-ray, has been newly restored, features a brand new edit and comes with new artwork and liner notes. In April 1974, DEEP PURPLE's Mk III lineup consis...

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Video Premiere: RITCHIE BLACKMORE's Resurrected RAINBOW Performs 'Perfect Strangers' In Germany

In June 2016, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore made many long-held dreams come true for his fans as RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW played three concerts in Europe, two in Germany and one in England. The two German shows at Loreley and Bietigheim were caught on camera to produce "Memories In Rock -...

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DEEP PURPLE's New Album To Be Released In The Spring, Says ROGER GLOVER

DEEP PURPLE's new studio album is tentatively due in early spring, bassist Roger Glover has revealed in a new video message (see below). The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2013's "Now What?!", which was tracked in February at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee, was once again helmed by Bob Ezrin, who ha...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Creates Fantasy Soccer Team Comprised Of Musicians

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently joined Roger "Rog" Bennett and Michael "Davo" Davies of "Men In Blazers", a scrappy soccer-analysis show on the NBC Sports network, where he created a team comprised of musicians with none other than Meat Loaf in net. Ulrich selected a founding member of one of...

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LITA FORD Talks About Spending Time With LED ZEPPELIN, EDDIE VAN HALEN, RITCHIE BLACKMORE

Ken Sharp of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Goldmine: You met Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, who came to see the band play at The Starwood in Hollywood. That night they asked you to play bass ...

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WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE Is Not Ready To Retire Just Yet

Former DEEP PURPLE and current WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale has dimissed reports that he is contemplating retiring in 2017 on the 30th anniversary of the release of one of the best-selling hard rock albums in history, WHITESNAKE's "1987". Asked by Argentina's Vorterix radio if there is any tr...

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RAINBOW Singer, PRIMAL FEAR Guitarist Join Forces In THE FERRYMEN

Magnus Karlsson (MAGNUS KARLSSON'S FREE FALL, PRIMAL FEAR) and Ronnie Romero (LORDS OF BLACK, RAINBOW) have joined forces in a brand new project, dubbed THE FERRYMEN. Musically, you can expect an overdose of melodic metal melting the songwriting and epics of the great ALLEN/LANDE records with the Ro...

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JOE LYNN TURNER's 'The Sessions' To Include Guest Appearances By DEF LEPPARD, WHITESNAKE Members

Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, best known for fronting Ritchie Blackmore's RAINBOW during that band's creative peak in the 1980s and later as the frontman for Yngwie Malmsteen, has been called The Man With The Golden Voice, and it's easy to understand why; nearly everything Turner records sounds blessed...

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RAINBOW's Comeback Shows To Be Released As 'Memories In Rock - Live In Germany' DVD, Blu-Ray

In June 2016, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore made many long-held dreams come true for his fans as RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW played three concerts in Europe, two in Germany and one in England. The two German shows at Loreley and Bietigheim were caught on camera to produce "Memories In Rock -...

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Watch New RAINBOW Singer Perform 'Long Live Rock 'N' Roll' With AXEL RUDI PELL

RAINBOW and LORDS OF BLACK singer Ronnie Romero joined AXEL RUDI PELL on stage earlier tonight (Tuesday, September 20) at Hirsch in Nürnberg, Germany to perform the RAINBOW classic "Long Live Rock 'N' Roll". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Originally from Chile and now...

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DEEP PURPLE's New Album Tentatively Due In February

DEEP PURPLE's new studio album is tentatively due in February 2017, singer Ian Gillan has revealed in a new interview with Antihero magazine. The follow-up to 2013's "Now What?!", which was tracked earlier this year at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee, was once again helmed by Bob Ezrin, who has pre...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Says DEEP PURPLE Is 'Milking It A Bit Too Much'

During a July 2016 interview with the Dutch radio station Radio Veronica, former DEEP PURPLE guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was asked if he approves of the fact that the band is still touring and making albums, more than twenty years after he left the group. He responded (hear audio below): "I don't re...

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W.A.S.P. Guitarist, THERION Singer Perform At SWEDEN ROCK MAGAZINE Party (Video)

Sweden Rock Magazine held a party at Hard Rock Cafe in Stockholm on August 26 to celebrate the release of the magazine's new issue about the 100 greatest hard rock/metal guitarists of all time as voted by the readers. Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH) came in at No. 1, followed by Ritchie Blackmore (DEEP P...